The publication Airline Weekly reported that Louis Armstrong International Airport was the fastest growing United States airport in terms of passenger traffic from 2012 to 2013. The 7 percent growth rate beat Houston, Austin and San Jose, Calif., which all showed 6 percent growth.

Next on the list were Charlotte, North Carolina, Nashville, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles, which each had 5 percent growth. A chart from Airline Weekly says New Orleans benefited from Southwest Airlines' expanding and Spirit Airlines' adding flights.